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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
4
Special Representatives Payne and Young operate from offices in Chicago at 948 Marquette Building and New York City at 105 Potter Building as part of a regional outreach effort.
The piece urges strong promotional effort for the upcoming La Crosse carnival. It argues the event will draw crowds, boost commerce, and profit merchants, calling on every resident and visitor to publicize the carnival and ensure a memorable, worthwhile citywide celebration.
Berry growers report a poorer flavor and some rot in the strawberry harvest due to wet weather during ripening. Large berries exist but lack sweetness as market supply is hurt by small, surplus producers selling at low prices.
A gathering occurred at the golf club house last evening with music provided by Dana's orchestra.
In Detroit on June 30, Mrs. Ollie Hanley and Mrs. Dillon leave Isaac J. Dillon, a Detroit Gas foreman, after Dillon objects to their living arrangement. The two women, each twenty years younger, have rented a house and live together while Dillon remains at home. Mrs. Dillon, 28, defends the move saying women must stand together and uphold home life, even at the expense of a husband.
The mutinous battleship Kniaz Potemkine remains held while fires rage in Odessa harbor. Admiral Kruger's squadron expected to intervene. reports say the Saratoff has burned and battleships Tri Sviatitelia Sinop Roslasht is en route. Civil authorities declare a siege as crews seek shelter.
In a severe June storm at Owatonna Minnesota the house of Edward Austin was struck by lightning, reduced to ruin, and the two sleeping children a 12 year old daughter and a 10 year old son are believed permanently deaf. Other family members suffered severe shock but escaped with only their clothing and personal effects. The storm caused widespread crop losses as well.
Summer tourist rates to the beautiful summer resorts of Wisconsin and the Northwest via the Northwestern Line. Send 2 cent stamp for summer resort literature to W. B. Kniskern, Passenger Traffic Manager, Chicago. For rates, tickets, etc., apply to agents Chicago & Northwestern Ry.
Secretary Taft in New York June 26 rebukes John F. Wallace chief engineer of the Panama Canal and requests resignation on grounds of personal advantage. Wallace submits his resignation. President Cambridge Mass letter dated June 28 approves immediate effect.
Elgin Illinois June 30 Early in the morning a report that W H Defree had committed suicide spread but proved false as he had simply been moved to another cell The powder found at Defree s home was analyzed by a local chemist and found to be for the grip not poison Authorities investigate the death of Dutree s four weeks old child at Gilberts Illinois Sheriff Burke returns to Geneva without the prisoner bail details with attorney John Powers James Schoonhoven to sign bond police decline to search Dutree s home based on powder tale
Gigantic skeletons of prehistoric Indians nearly eight feet tall were found along the Choptank river by Maryland Academy of Sciences workers. Eight skeletons, including women and children, with at least one adult male. Remains estimated around 1,000 years old. Camps of later Indians indicated ten feet above graves. Discovery shows sand cliffs, marl layers, and long burial deposits.
The Consumers' Gas and Electric Company proposes a ninety nine year franchise to the city council. They quote gas at 1.10 per 1000 cubic feet for up to 5 000 cf monthly, down to 0.90 for over 15 000 cf. Electric lighting ranges from 0.40 to 0.60 per month per 16 candlepower, and electric power from 0.12 to 0.08 per 1000 cf depending on watts. This is the third proposal, with previous ones rejected, and the first detailing specific rates.
Dr George Powell appointed consulting physician and surgeon for the Tribune in La Crosse. This move strengthens medical coverage and editorial independence for the paper amid local health reporting.
Isle of Wight residents introduce motor bus service with parcel baskets and letter boxes above drivers seats. Four buses are in operation with three more planned. Postables are collected at Ryde post office, aiding remote dwellers to receive mail as efficiently as Ryde locals.
More than 60 000 acres in the Yellowstone valley west of Billings Montana are irrigated for alfalfa. The text compares yields of irrigated alfalfa with non irrigated hay and pasture, noting high hay production and feeding capacities for steers and sheep. For details contact C W Mott at Northern Pacific Ry St Paul Minn.
The Chicago & Northwestern railway issued a concise history of Northwestern railroads from early Indian cession days to the present. Over a hundred pages cover the lines forming The Northwestern Line, well printed in sturdy covers, postpaid for ten cents. W. B. Kniskern, P. T. M., Chicago.
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